This document discusses considerations for African institutions regarding open access and open scholarship. It provides historical context on open principles in scholarship from ancient times. It then discusses the trajectory of journal publishing and the rise of open access initiatives. Key points addressed include enabling policies, infrastructure investments, and asserting academics' rights to share their work. The challenges African universities face in participating more fully in open scholarship are also examined.
The Future of Open Science and How to Stop itLeslie Chan
Presentation at the Open Science panel at the launch of Steps Latina America. The talk attempts to situate the rational and objectives of the Open and Collaborative Science in Development Network within the broader landscape of discourse on "openness". While recognizing the potential benefits of openness, it is important to keep in mind the existing structural inequality in global scientific knowledge production and circulation and reflect on the needs to challenge this power asymmetry as a starting point for further understanding on how open science may contribute to development challenges.
Strengthening the Sustainable Development Goals with Open Access and Open S...Leslie Chan
The SDGs represent challenges in advancing the broad access to information agenda because of the divergent goals and proliferating targets and indicators. At the same time, the broadness of many of the goals presents opportunities for the agenda, particularly in the form of open access and open science, to embed itself at the core, thus allowing concrete actions and policies to be formulated in order to achieve tangible development outcomes. I will focus in particular on Goal 9 (“Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”) and argue that information and knowledge are essential infrastructure needed to build local research capacity which are in turn the foundation for sustainable development. The growing understanding of the importance of sharing methods and results throughout the research life cycle further demands the need for appropriate infrastructure. Examples of such infrastructure, such as data and publication repositories, already exist at some local level, but they are often fragmented and lack adequate resources. It is therefore important for FAO/IFLA/COAR to continue to advocate for the development of knowledge infrastructure and to ensure that policies are in place to support their long term sustainability.
Managing Scholarly Research Output: The Smithsonian Institution ExperienceMartin Kalfatovic
Managing Scholarly Research Output: The Smithsonian Institution Experience. Martin R. Kalfatovic, Alvin Hutchinson, Richard Naples, and Suzanne Pilsk. Smithsonian-The National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI). Washington, DC, 16 May 2019.
The Future of Open Science and How to Stop itLeslie Chan
Presentation at the Open Science panel at the launch of Steps Latina America. The talk attempts to situate the rational and objectives of the Open and Collaborative Science in Development Network within the broader landscape of discourse on "openness". While recognizing the potential benefits of openness, it is important to keep in mind the existing structural inequality in global scientific knowledge production and circulation and reflect on the needs to challenge this power asymmetry as a starting point for further understanding on how open science may contribute to development challenges.
Strengthening the Sustainable Development Goals with Open Access and Open S...Leslie Chan
The SDGs represent challenges in advancing the broad access to information agenda because of the divergent goals and proliferating targets and indicators. At the same time, the broadness of many of the goals presents opportunities for the agenda, particularly in the form of open access and open science, to embed itself at the core, thus allowing concrete actions and policies to be formulated in order to achieve tangible development outcomes. I will focus in particular on Goal 9 (“Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation”) and argue that information and knowledge are essential infrastructure needed to build local research capacity which are in turn the foundation for sustainable development. The growing understanding of the importance of sharing methods and results throughout the research life cycle further demands the need for appropriate infrastructure. Examples of such infrastructure, such as data and publication repositories, already exist at some local level, but they are often fragmented and lack adequate resources. It is therefore important for FAO/IFLA/COAR to continue to advocate for the development of knowledge infrastructure and to ensure that policies are in place to support their long term sustainability.
Managing Scholarly Research Output: The Smithsonian Institution ExperienceMartin Kalfatovic
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Presentation from Dominique Babini (CLACSO) and Arianna Becerril (Redalyc-AmeliCA-UAEM) at webinar "Open Access 2020 Equity and inclusion in global open access scholarly communications" DST-Center for Policy Research, Indian Institute of Science, 24 October 2020
Video of webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmRMKIpRdsQ&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=DST-CentreforPolicyResearch%2CIISc%2CBangalore
Program: https://dstcpriisc.org/2020/10/16/equity-and-inclusion-in-global-open-access-scholarly-communications/
Jarkko Siren is Project Officer in DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology at the European Commission.
Jarkko's presentation gives an introduction to public engagement in research at the European Commission
This workshop focuses on the key decisions involved when contemplating library- or university-based open access publishig against the backdrop of a vibrant, coplex and fast-moving UK and global scene. It touches upon issues of structure, accountability, expectations and also format and genre- e.g. books vs journals or textbooks - and problems connected to the diverse levels of awareness that exist about publishing and open access within academic communities. Andrew Lockett, University of Westminster Press
Presentation at
CODESRIA-UNESCO –CLACSO Panel: Strengthening Scholarly Community Led open access publishing in the Global South
CODESRIA Conference on Electronic Publishing and Dissemination
CODESRIA-Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
Dakar, Senegal, March 31st., 2016
This presentation was provided by Kieth Webster of Carnegie Mellon University, during the NISO event "No More Big Deal? Picking and Choosing Titles for Use," held on July 6, 2020.
Presentation at: Webinar Open Book Metadata. OASPA-Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association. 10 February 2021.
Video of webinar: https://oaspa.org/webinar-open-book-metadata/
This presentation was provided by Frances Pinter of Central European University, during the second half of the NISO Two-Part Webinar "Open Access Monographs: What You Need To Know, Part Two." The event was held on August 19, 2020.
Presentation at webinar: Equity and inclusion: community-owned infrastructures for open science. Organized by: Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), European Open Access Infrastructure (OpenAIRE) y Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL). 21 October 2020.
Video of webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJifBtuBlRM&feature=emb_imp_woyt&ab_channel=OpenAIRE_eu
Program: https://www.openaire.eu/item/equity-and-inclusion-community-owned-infrastructures-for-open-science
Presentation from Dominique Babini (CLACSO) and Arianna Becerril (Redalyc-AmeliCA-UAEM) at webinar "Open Access 2020 Equity and inclusion in global open access scholarly communications" DST-Center for Policy Research, Indian Institute of Science, 24 October 2020
Video of webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmRMKIpRdsQ&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=DST-CentreforPolicyResearch%2CIISc%2CBangalore
Program: https://dstcpriisc.org/2020/10/16/equity-and-inclusion-in-global-open-access-scholarly-communications/
Jarkko Siren is Project Officer in DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology at the European Commission.
Jarkko's presentation gives an introduction to public engagement in research at the European Commission
This workshop focuses on the key decisions involved when contemplating library- or university-based open access publishig against the backdrop of a vibrant, coplex and fast-moving UK and global scene. It touches upon issues of structure, accountability, expectations and also format and genre- e.g. books vs journals or textbooks - and problems connected to the diverse levels of awareness that exist about publishing and open access within academic communities. Andrew Lockett, University of Westminster Press
Presentation at
CODESRIA-UNESCO –CLACSO Panel: Strengthening Scholarly Community Led open access publishing in the Global South
CODESRIA Conference on Electronic Publishing and Dissemination
CODESRIA-Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
Dakar, Senegal, March 31st., 2016
This presentation was provided by Kieth Webster of Carnegie Mellon University, during the NISO event "No More Big Deal? Picking and Choosing Titles for Use," held on July 6, 2020.
Presentation at: Webinar Open Book Metadata. OASPA-Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association. 10 February 2021.
Video of webinar: https://oaspa.org/webinar-open-book-metadata/
This presentation was provided by Frances Pinter of Central European University, during the second half of the NISO Two-Part Webinar "Open Access Monographs: What You Need To Know, Part Two." The event was held on August 19, 2020.
Presentation at webinar: Equity and inclusion: community-owned infrastructures for open science. Organized by: Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), European Open Access Infrastructure (OpenAIRE) y Electronic Information for Libraries (EIFL). 21 October 2020.
Video of webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJifBtuBlRM&feature=emb_imp_woyt&ab_channel=OpenAIRE_eu
Program: https://www.openaire.eu/item/equity-and-inclusion-community-owned-infrastructures-for-open-science
Presentation created by Shihaam Shaikh on the different portals to accessing open content, including opensource software, openly-licensed images, open acess, open data, open audio, and open video content.
Presentation at 2013 World Summit on the Information Society multistakeholder review event (WSIS+10)
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ISSC Session: Critical Social Sciences in the Digital Age
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Slides from a webinar for the Royal Society of Chemistry on 24th February 2016.
See the URI below to access the full report from the RSC survey "The role of libraries in open access publishing":
http://www.rsc.org/campaigns/m/lc/lc16013/open-access/
We often hear that we are in a transitional phase of open access publishing, but it is not always clear how we will reach a fully open access environment, what that will look like and what it means for scholarly research. This webinar will draw insights from a librarian survey we ran in 2015, discussing areas where librarians feel a lack of confidence and presenting technical and policy developments.
Register to gain a deeper understanding of:
• The historical and political context of scholarly publishing
• Funder and other policy requirements for Open Access (e.g. HEFCE and RCUK in the UK, Horizon2020 in Europe and NIH is the USA)
• Developing models of OA including “Gold”, “Green” and “hybrid”
• Jisc support services for OA
• Social media and OA – e.g. “Altmetrics” (alternative metrics) as potential indicators of impact beyond the traditional readership of scholarly material
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Why Research Libraries supporting Open Access is vital to the achievement of ...ldore1
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) supports the Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development, 2014 (which was a response/commitment to promote meaningful access to information as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals), which states that a right to information worldwide would be transformational. Access to information supports development by empowering people, especially marginalised people and those living in poverty.
In this talk there will be a discussion of the vital importance of the availability of Open Access research publications to improve access to information and knowledge to enable the fulfilment of the SDGs to end poverty, improve health and education, reduce inequality, encourage economic growth, and tackle environmental destruction and climate change.
There will also be discussion of the role Libraries have to play in supporting Open Access at a national and local level, the options for publishing Open Access and the challenges.
Finally, the tools available to measure what proportion of your institutions papers are available as Open Access and what proportion are covering SDG topics will be demonstrated. These Tools will include Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar and Altmetrics Explorer.
Digital Academic Content and the Future of Libraries: International Cooperati...UBC Library
International Library Cooperation Symposium presentation May 14, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan.
Presentation by Ingrid Parent, President elect of IFLA, and University Librarian at the University of British Columbia
2nd International Conference on Social Science and Humanities (ICSSH)Global R & D Services
Conference Name: 2nd International Conference on Social Science and Humanities (ICSSH), 23-25 May 2016, Kuala Lumpur
Conference Dates: May 23-25, 2016
Conference Venue: Rumah Kelab PAUM Clubhouse (Persatuan Alumni Universiti Malaya), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Deadline for Abstract/Paper Submissions: May 20, 2016
Contact E-Mail ID: info@wasrti.org
Conference Convener: Dr Vivian L
Languages: English, Chinese, Arabic, Thai, Persian
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Presentation by Ingrid Parent: Digital Academic Content and the Future of Lib...Ingrid Parent
International Library Cooperation Symposium presentation May 14, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan. Presentation by Ingrid Parent, President elect of IFLA, and University Librarian at the University of British Columbia
Aligning Open Access with the Social Justice Mission of Public UniversityLeslie Chan
In this talk I provide an extended argument on why we need to shift the narrative about Open Access from one emphasizing the university's research prowess to Open Access as university's commitment to its public mission.
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Presentation for the "New Collaborations in Digital Publishing" panel at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) 2015 meeting.
4th International Conference on Social Science and Humanities (ICSSH)Global R & D Services
Conference Name: 4th International Conference on Social Science and Humanities (ICSSH), 18-20 July 2016, Kuala Lumpur
Conference Dates: 18-20 July, 2016
Conference Venue: Rumah Kelab PAUM Clubhouse (Persatuan Alumni Universiti Malaya), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Deadline for Abstract/Paper Submissions: July 15, 2016
Contact E-Mail ID: info@gahssr.org
Conference Convener: Dr. Dorothy C
Languages: English, Chinese, Arabic, Thai, Persian
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The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
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9. The Trajectory of Journal Publishing
• 1655 Transactions and Journal des Savans
• 17th-20th century, mostly society and independent
journals, slow growth
• By 1850, 100 journals
• Post war, the information society provides
opportunities for commercial players
• Massification of universities fuels journal growth
• 2011 approx. 25 000 journals
• Promotions and recognition driven by industry-
controlled metrics
Swan 2011; McGuigan and Russell 2008; Guedon 2001.
17. Budapest Open Access Initiative
(2001)
An old tradition and a new technology have converged to make
possible an unprecedented public good. The old tradition is
the willingness of scientists and scholars to publish the fruits
of their research in scholarly journals without payment, for
the sake of inquiry and knowledge. The new technology is the
internet. The public good they make possible is the world-
wide electronic distribution of the peer-reviewed journal
literature and completely free and unrestricted access to it by
all scientists, scholars, teachers, students, and other curious
minds. Removing access barriers to this literature will
accelerate research, enrich education, share the learning of
the rich with the poor and the poor with the rich, make this
literature as useful as it can be, and lay the foundation for
uniting humanity in a common intellectual conversation and
quest for knowledge.
18. Open Access Publishing
Gold Route
- Primary publication in open-access journals.
- 7 070 journals (DOAJ 2011)
Green Route
- Self-archiving of scholarly content in open access
repositories prior to, in parallel with, or after
publication.
- 2085 repositories worldwide (DOAR 2011)
http://poeticeconomics.blogspot.com/2011/09/dramatic-growth-of-open-access.html
29. “Open access advocates might centre their
vision on integrating open access with a new
type of digital and global infrastructure that
includes all results in real time …
Therefore, the question that policy makers
should be making is how to articulate open
access as an essential part of the new
infrastructure that merits institutional
investment.”
Chris Armbruster, Implementing Open Access (2010)
30. How do we participate
(as contributors)?
Factors and considerations for
African universities
31. African HE at a glance
Current est. 1 billion population
Lowest tertiary enrolment rate in the world at 5%
Compared to OECD targets of 50-60% and ‘Asian tiger economies’
of 30-40%
Numbers of tertiary enrolments more than tripled in 20
years, imposing great strain
-- 1985 (800,000 enrolments) to 2002 (3 million)
200 public universities in Sub-Saharan Africa (UK alone with 60
million population has 126 universities and over 1 million
enrolments)
Private tertiary providers emerging to fill demand gap and over-
burden in public sector
Absence of quality systems in many countries/lack of linkage
between quality and national funding
Materu, P., (2007), “Higher education quality assurance in sub-Saharan Africa: status, challenges, opportunities and promising
practices”, A Report for the World Bank: Washington.
32. African Research Participation
• Africa home to only 2.3% of world’s researchers
• 169 researchers per one million inhabitants
• Apart from having the lowest density of researchers in the
world, investment in research and development in Africa
stands at 0.9%
• Excluding South Africa, intensity in research and
development in Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.3%
•Mamdani (2011): Corrosive culture of consultancy
“The culture of consultancy has radically changed
postgraduate education and research as consultants presume
that research is all about finding answers to problems
defined by a client.”
Mamdani (2011)
http://tinyurl.com/6czxv6e
33. 1. Enabling Environment
• Policy, regulation and infrastructure (national and
institutional).
• National support for OA and acknowledgement that
communication crucial part of research.
• Structures and business models to enable (e.g. channels
for payment of OA publication fees).
• Support for changing models of scholarly communication
(e.g. support for exploring Web 2.0 professional
application).
• Protection and control of IP in digital environment
through exploration of alternative licensing options
suitable to public domain (e.g. Creative Commons).
34. 2. e-Infrastructure
• Investment in curation
- Data centres
- Repositories
• Investment in systems and processes to track impact
• Balanced local and regional perspective
• Harmonised regional collaborative approach
- Grid services
- Bandwidth
35. 3. Re-asserting Academics’ Agency /
The Rise of the Global Networked Scholar
• Clear articulation of individual academics’ rights in
sharing content.
• Examination of repository deposit routes and clear
articulation of expectation around author
contribution (coupled with investigation to see
where breakdown occurs).
• Tracking and evaluation of funder’s requirements in
line with institutional policy around OA.
• Focus on authors as users (in addition to depositors).
Armbuster C (2010) Implementing Open Access: Policy Case Studies. Max Planck Digital Library
36.
37. Setidisho NOH (1978) The Role of the University in a Developing Country.
Pula: Journal of African Studies 1(1): 3
38. Setidisho NOH (1978) The Role of the University in a Developing Country.
Pula: Journal of African Studies 1(1): 4
Father of Western monasticism. Advocates of removal of property and monastic lifestyle. Focus on immersion in reflection and reading gives birth to earliest form of Western scholarship (for the purpose of the glory of God).
Established 859 as spiritual and educational centre of Muslim world when Al-Fihri family migrated from Tunisia and joined migrant community. Sisters Fatima and Mariam inheritance led to establishment in order to serve community. Today exists as one of the oldest universities in the world.
Seer and prophet whose ill health led to utilisation of plants for therapeutic purpose. Could not read or write, but visions recorded by spiritual director and Church granted permission to share. Despite illiteracy entered into considerable correspondence across Europe helping physical/spiritual ailment. “The labours of knowledge must have public benefit.”
As many as 18 000 manuscripts, many from ancient libraries, are now housed in the Ahmed Baba Centre, named after the famous 15th century Timbuktu scholar, Ahmed Baba. he Timbuktu Manuscripts - or Mali Manuscripts - reams of written manuscripts dating as far back as the 13th century, are ancient Arabic texts that hark back to the Malian city of Timbuktu's glorious past, when it existed 500 years ago as a gold trading port and centre for academics and scholars of religion, literature and science.The manuscripts provide a written testimony to the skill of African scientists, in astronomy, mathematics, chemistry, medicine and climatology in the Middle Ages. Discourse and commentary on manuscripts dating centuries later indicate an African scholarship system that existed independent of European scholarship. [Note glossary space around text for commentary.]
“Comments” view of article. Note ‘View all corrections’. Transparency in process key.
“Metrics” view of article.
Open Source acknowledge as “Father” of the open movement, with birth in the 1950s/60s. Software produced by academics and shared as other knowledge was at the time. Source code originally distributed with hardware for self-modification until rise of software industry in late 1960s. ‘Request for Comments’ initiative to develop telecomms network protocol in 1960s led to birth of the internet in 1969.
“Free as in information, not as in beer.”
OER origins in the 1990s and formalised as movement in early 2000s. Encourages open sharing of teaching and learning content with appropriate licensing mechanisms for sharing, translation, remixing of content.
MIT OpenCourseWare as most well-known example. Offers full courses (currently 2000 available).
Portal for accessing OER from the University of Cape Town. This directory more granular approach and includes content from full textbooks to slide presentations and simulations. Launched February 2010. Currently 148 resources (October 2011).
Open Research exploring space beyond the journal article and more dynamic system of open exchange of “research objects”. Promotes expansive, collaborative approach, which has had particular success in making progress in biomedical sciences, astronomy. Most notably, led to identification of biomarkers for alzheimers.
A few commonly acknowledge characteristics.
Open research heavily contingent on open data practice.
Significant challenges and barriers to sharing open data, particularly around metadata and curation considerations. Various large-scale organisations working at global interoperability of systems and standards.
Open, technologically-driven practice leads to a new, expanded conception of impact.
Open access as one of many considerations. Infrastructure requires institutional investment.
Important to consider realities of African HE environment for foundational understanding of context in which open practice takes place for African universities. Particularly significant is teaching focus (up to new millenium), resource challenges and low number of researching academics.
Based on evidence gathered and observations of Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme and OpenUCT initiative. Outputs forthcoming.
Based on evidence gathered and observations of Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme and OpenUCT initiative. Outputs forthcoming.
Based on evidence gathered and observations of Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme and OpenUCT initiative. Outputs forthcoming.
Return to original thinking around “The Role of the University in a Developing Country” by Prof Setidisho, University of Botswana Rector, 1978.